"Hot" is a song by American singer

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released on July 24, 2020, by

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and Electric Feel Entertainment. The song follows Mia's previous single, "Princess", and serves as the second single from Mia's upcoming debut studio album. A remix of the song featuring

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and

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was released on October 27, 2020.

Background and composition

Pia Mia first revealed the title of the song in an interview with ''

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'', revealing it would be the next single to be released from her upcoming album after "Princess". Pia Mia shared a snippet of the song on July 18, 2020, on her social media. She later revealed the cover art of the song three days before its release.

Music video

In an interview with ''Wonderland'' Magazine, Pia revealed that a "visualiser" for the song was shot by a local team in

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, whilst an official music video will later be shot in

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. On September 6, 2020, Pia Mia announced via her social medias that the visualiser for "HOT" will be released on September 9. The visualizer was released exclusively through Pia Mia's

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page on September 9, before being uploaded publicly on YouTube on September 14.

Critical reception

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'' praised the song stating that the song features, "shimmering vocals, seductive lyrics and an island-tinged beat that will send fans straight to the (socially-distanced) dance floor". ''Wonderland'' Magazine called the song "a sizzling, sun-soaked summer bop, with the mileage to follow suit of ' Do It Again'".

Remix

On October 25, Pia Mia announced the Hot (Remix) on her social medias featuring

and an unannounced artist. The unknown feature was later revealed to be American rapper

and was announced alongside the release of the song on October 27, 2020.

Music video

A visualizer for the remix featuring

and

was released on October 30.

References

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